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Please take the next 9 minutes to review this transcript from The ASCII Group’s member panel at Business Solutions’ Channel Transitions VAR/MSP Executive Conference on June 4 in Newark. What you learn here will lead you to new solutions providers to partner with and inside information to run your business more efficiently. You will also see a new path to save money through deep discounts with vendors you’re probably using already.

Reading the biography of ASCII member Eugene Tawiah, it’s clear the guy is all about security. First, he’s the founder and CEO of information security services provider Complex Technologies which serves the New York City and New Jersey metro area. Tawiah talked about cybersecurity to 100+ channel executives Thursday at the ASCII Success Summit at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. I captured seven of his best pieces of advice for solutions providers.

The general public may be frustrated with today’s litigious world, but those legal wranglings could be a boon for solutions providers. “Successfully Winning In The Legal Market With Managed Services” was the title of Charles Tholen’s presentation Thursday at the ASCII Success Summit in Chicago. Tholen is the president and CEO of managed services provider (MSP) Cognoscape and an active ASCII member.

Solutions providers yearn for in-depth education at industry conferences, and those who listened to C.J. Ezell, CEO of managed services provider PointClear Networks, at the ASCII Success Summit in Chicago Thursday got what they were looking for.

A crowd of nearly 100 channel executives enjoyed Day 1 of Wednesday’s ASCII Success Summit at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. I wanted to share with you some the best quips and quotes from the day.

I was honored to kick off the ASCII Success Summit today at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago with my hiring best practices presentation titled “Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer.” It’s always great to connect with solution provider executives and try to solve important small business problems.

The Business Solutions ASCII Group Special Edition, Practical Advice From ASCII Members On Managed Services, includes four articles from ASCII group members addressing common challenges managed services providers (MSPs) face.

In addition to the insights in his presentation “The Perpetually Valuable MSP” at the ASCII Success Summit on October 23 in Atlantic City, Dave Sobel, the director of partner community for MAXfocus by LogicNow, shares his views on the channel landscape, finding success as a managed services provider, and focusing on business agility — in this exclusive interview with Jim Roddy, president of Business Solutions.

“Thought leadership” is a phrase thrown around rather casually by companies and marketers, especially in the IT channel. True thought leadership includes having genuine, original ideas and then presenting those concepts to everyone in your constituency.